NORTH GUWAHATI, May 13 ? A retired police officer, Sri Debendra Nath Deka, promoted to the rank of DSP before his voluntary retirement and a resident of Srinagar area of Christian Basti in Guwahati was allegedly beaten to death by the OC and his aides of Gauripur police outpost here at about 9.30 am today, according to hundreds of eyewitnesses who gathered near the outpost.

According to the eye-witnesses, whom this correspondent met, the 58-year-old retired police officer entered the police outpost to seek release of his 25-year-old son, Sri Manoj Kumar Deka, a PG examinee who was picked up...

NEW DELHI, May 13 ? An ultimatum by the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) today prompted the Union Home Ministry to agree a tripartite talk later this month on resolving the Karbi and NC Hills problem. The Centre?s attention to the problems in Karbi and NC Hills was drawn by a delegation of ASDC and Karbi Students Association and Karbi Nimso Chingthur Asong (KNCA), which called on Union Home Minister, L K Advani here today. The delegation included ASDC president, Holiram Terang, president KSA, Roland Killing, president of KNCA, Seema Ronghangpi, besides Dharam Singh Teron, MLA.

The...

NEW DELHI, May 13? Senior parliamentarian Rishang Keishing was the cynosure of all eyes in the Rajya Sabha today on the occasion of completion of 50 years of Parliament, reports PTI. Keishing, belonging to Congress, is the lone member in the House who has represented Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency in the first Lok Sabha in 1952. Referring to his long Parliamentary career, chairman Krishan Kant said, ?members will be particularly gratified to know that Rishang Keishing, a member of this House, was a member of the first parliament, being elected to the first Lok Sabha. He is the lone link...

Imphal, May 13: Personnel of the 7 MR today asserted that they are not unwilling to shift from the Khabeisoi location to Taphou but said there should be some justification behind their transfer. Charging that they were treated like unwanted elements by the State forces yesterday, the jawans said the matter could have been negotiated peacefully without the combined force swooping down at their Bn campus for their forced removal. They said that five women of the Family Line were hospitalized after they fainted at the actions of the combined force. The Bn campus was found surrounded by the...

GUWAHATI, May 12? At a time when the Centre is trying to boost export between North-East India and Myanmar in a bid to garner revenue, the export growth rate has fallen drastically in the region. The exporters of the North-east are worried over the prevailing situation as no big company is willing to invest in the region. According to official statistics, the export growth rate between North-east India and Myanmar across the Moreh border, which was recorded at 4.2 per cent during the past couple of years, now has gone down to 2.1 per cent only. The poor growth rate is attributed to lack of...